The post-coronavirus world will bring plenty of arbitrationsand interesting legal questions, but plenty of practical challenges too, according to speakers at an online Chartered Institute of Arbitrators event.

The lead patent litigation lawyer at Williams & Connolly has ended a 20-year tenure at the firm and joined Quinn Emanuel in Washington, DC. It follows the earlier loss of a Williams & Connolly litigation partner in April.

The London Court of International Arbitration hosted an unprecedented number of arbitrations in 2019, with its own arbitral rules proving particularly popular, as it prepares for an expected wave of Covid-19 cases in 2020 and beyond.

The post-coronavirus world will bring plenty of arbitrationsand interesting legal questions, but plenty of practical challenges too, according to speakers at an online Chartered Institute of Arbitrators event.

The London Court of International Arbitration hosted an unprecedented number of arbitrations in 2019, with its own arbitral rules proving particularly popular, as it prepares for an expected wave of Covid-19 cases in 2020 and beyond.

Canada’s Arbitration Place, London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre and Singapore’s Maxwell Chambers have formed an alliance to make remote arbitral hearings easier as the legal sector continues to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year’s relaunch of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre highlighted the benefits of arbitrating on the island, but the centre faces some tough questions if it is to succeed in an increasingly competitive market.

Mauritius has secured the future of the Le Morne world heritage site following an investor-state arbitration victory over UK property developers in a case which highlighted the growing clash between national heritage and foreign investment.

A German court has ruled that the country’s participation in the Unified Patent Court is unconstitutional. Following the UK’s withdrawal from the scheme, it leaves the future of the UPC in a precarious position.

Law Society president Simon Davis sets out his stall for a business-friendly United Kingdom, underpinned by common law sensibilities – with the courts being a key asset – as are its valuable legal services.

With an economic downturn looming, corporate counsel are preparing to invest more in managing the risks posed by potential disputes, according to the latest Litigation Trends survey, published by Norton Rose Fulbright.

“Cry ‘havoc’, and let slip the dogs of war’: Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan, legal researcher at Peters & Peters discuss mixing old tools with new regulations to battle cryptofrauds.

The implications of Brexit and the impact of the Mastercard case were among the topics considered by four panels of lawyers, experts and academics in the afternoon session of the CDR Autumn Competition Litigation Symposium. Part two of a two-part report.

CDR’s previous Competition Litigation Symposium, in February, was opened by a keynote address given by Kassie Smith QC, a leading barrister at Monckton Chambers. The following is an edited summary of her remarks.

A report by Ashurst and UK Finance has revealed that the Senior Managers and Certification Regime has created ‘meaningful change’ in financial institutions, but, as predicted by many, the industry has become more risk averse.

Due to launch in 2020, the Facebook-associated Libra cryptocurrency, blockchain and smart contract offering has courted scrutiny, particularly around public trust; this week the European Central Bank added to its list of heavyweight opponents, with one top official likening Libra’s ecosystem to that of a cartel.

Burford Capital has failed in its High Court bid to discover which parties traded in its shares at the time of last year’s short attack, forcing it to drop any further efforts to prove market manipulation.

The implications of Brexit and the impact of the Mastercard case were among the topics considered by four panels of lawyers, experts and academics in the afternoon session of the CDR Autumn Competition Litigation Symposium. Part two of a two-part report.

Model Law reform, the practicalities of third-party funding, assessing the true value of a claim, rethinking investor-state dispute settlement and a masterclass on cybersecurity provided the afternoon’s digest of CDR’s Autumn Arbitration Symposium. Part two of a two-part report.

Third-party litigation funder Vannin Capital has been sold to Fortress Investment Group, the investment management firm which had previously loaned it USD 500 million, after a topsy-turvy 12 months including a failed IPO.

India is awash with opportunity for international arbitration, but have numerous amendments to The Arbitration and Conciliation Act been well-received? A distinguished panel of practitioners at an event hosted by White & Case discuss.

Alleging manipulation in the form of a rumoured ‘short attack’ that saw its market value plummet by well over a billion pounds this week, Burford Capital has responded to research that took aim at its financial reporting methods and puts its money where its mouth is.

The lead patent litigation lawyer at Williams & Connolly has ended a 20-year tenure at the firm and joined Quinn Emanuel in Washington, DC. It follows the earlier loss of a Williams & Connolly litigation partner in April.

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has dismissed the USD2 billion appeal by Primeo, a Madoff feeder fund. Andrew Pullinger and Shaun Tracey of the Cayman Islands office of Campbells discuss the wider significance of the judgment, particularly on the law concerning the rule against the recovery of reflective loss.

Following a series of landmark directors’ duties cases in the Cayman Islands, Harneys senior associate Lachlan Greig and partner Katie Pearson explore the pressures faced by directors sitting on boards of Cayman Island funds.

In July 2018, both Argentina and Uruguay passed new arbitration laws governing arbitrations seated in the respective countries, WilmerHale counsel Rina See and visiting foreign lawyer Tomas Ambrosini offer a comparison on the new laws against the text of the UNCITRAL Model Law.

In today’s global economy, intellectual property has become one of the most valuable assets, and its effective protection and use is of growing importance to successful businesses, WilmerHale’s Yoanna Schuch explores the growing use of arbitration in IP disputes.

A new law in Turkey that introduces new procedures for concordat in bankruptcy cases, could see temporary relief granted to debtors for up to five months, providing uncertainty to creditors, particularly those in the construction sector. Orçun Çetinkaya and Burak Baydar of Moroğlu Arseven in Istanbul report.